zebra
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- noun
- /ˈziːbrə/
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cebra
- The numbers of waterbucks, zebra, and hippos were reduced by almost 95 percent.
- zebra stripes
- zebra coat
- male zebra
The lion can't tell where one zebra starts and the other stops.
- The lion can't tell where one zebra starts and the other stops.
- On this box we have an elephant, a zebra, a lion and a giraffe.
- We have everything from aardvarks and astrophysics to zebras and zoology.
- So we had, again, we had simulated hyenas, simulated zebras, Nice.
- So those are all related, which is pretty wild to think about rhinos, tapirs and say zebras or horses.
- And I have weighed getting a tattoo of a small donkey that looks like a zebra.
- You cannot know if it's a zebra or do or you know whatever.
Examples
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On this box we have an elephant, a zebra, a lion and a giraffe.
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And I also got another one which was very similar, but it has zebras on it.
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We were surrounded with zebra and wildebeest.
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The lion can't tell where one zebra starts and the other stops.
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Unseen, a flea crawls up the leg of the zebra, and an eagle circles high above.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then, gazing down at the smiling face of Zoey the Zebra, Michelle scolded, "You're a big help."
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During our safari, we spotted a herd of zebras grazing peacefully on the grassy plains.
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The black-and-white stripes of the zebra help it blend into the grasslands for protection from predators.
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In the wildlife documentary, the zebra was shown running swiftly across the savanna to escape a lion.
Compounds
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A small water animal with a striped shell that clogs pipes and harms native animals
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A place on the road with wide white stripes where people walking can cross and cars must stop
- Australian
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A small Australian songbird with black and white stripes often kept as a pet
- South African
A wild animal like a horse with broad black and white stripes from parts of Africa
- South African
A large wild animal like a horse with black and white stripes that lives in African grasslands
- South African
A zebra with narrow black and white stripes that lives in southern Africa and is endangered
- Specialized
A large African zebra with narrow, closely set stripes and a white belly found in eastern Africa
- Australian
A small Australian orchid with pale yellow flowers marked with purple and a deep red lip
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Etymology
The word zebra probably came to English from Portuguese zebra, a name sailors used after hearing an African word for a wild, striped horse. So a zebra today is still a 'striped horse' from Africa, which helps explain its black-and-white stripes.